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"Would You Shell Out $15,000 For a Gingerbread House?" cover image
Dec 24, 2010

For a few select princesses across the nation: Neiman Marcus is selling a $15,000 gingerbread house made of 381 pounds of gourmet gingerbread and 517 pounds of royal icing. Cooked up by Dylan Lauren, ...

"Holiday Greetings from Zero Gravity" cover image
Dec 24, 2010

The crew from NASA's International Space Station wish planet Earth a heartwarming Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year. (Check out flight engineer Cady Coleman's hair. Zero gravity is awesome.) For th ...

"Inventing the Universe With Cookie Dough" cover image
Dec 19, 2010

Christoph Niemann kneads up some whimsical holiday cheer for his New York Times feature Abstract City. Let it Dough! See more. ...

"When to Ship Your Holiday Packages: Deadline Cheat Sheet" cover image
Dec 7, 2010

Alleviate your holiday shopping stress with this handy shipping deadline cheat sheet. It's all about organization (or the willingness to shell out extra for speedy delivery rates). USPSStraight from t ...

"Friday Fresh: Weird and Wacky November Holidays" cover image
Nov 5, 2010

We all know that November 1 marks the beginning of the madness that is known as the holiday season, but did you know that November is also host to a whole bunch of quirky celebrations as well? If you' ...

"Watch a 1,169-Pound Pumpkin Flatten a Pontiac Sedan" cover image
Oct 30, 2010

The place: Hee Haw Farms, Pleasant Grove, Utah. The players: A record-holding 1,169-pound pumpkin, a four-door Pontiac 6000, and a 175-foot crane. The cause: Just 'cause. The result: Something you'll ...

"Trick or Treat! DIY Faux Owl Pellets (Spitballs Made of Hair and Bones)" cover image
Oct 24, 2010

Ew, yes, you read right. Owl Pellets: masses of bone, teeth, hair, feathers and exoskeletons of various animals preyed upon by raptors, or birds of prey (re: spitballs of nastiness). For the lighter s ...

"Friday Fresh: Recreate the Lady Gaga Meat Dress & More" cover image
Oct 22, 2010

Every day of the week, WonderHowTo curators are hard at work, scouring the web for the greatest and most inspiring how-to videos. Every Friday, we'll highlight our favorite finds. Halloween is still j ...

"Happy Easter! Celebrate With a Peeps-Show" cover image
Apr 4, 2010

The Washington Post challenged their readers to create "a three-dimensional essay on the state of the nation's collective consciousness, a sticky finger on the pulse of what's popular"...using Peeps. ...

"Morph Swine Flu Mask Into Halloween Costume" cover image
Oct 22, 2009

"In honor of swine flu season, here is a project for all those face masks!" Instructables member Heidi Wickersham offers up a great Halloween project for those leftover swine flu masks. Click through ...